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Impactathon: Inspiring Social Change Through Sustainable Business Models

Mar 30, 2022

As a young woman growing up in Nepal, Aakriti Adhikari ‘22 had a vague idea of her own biology. With no one around her willing to explain what the word “menstruation” meant, she was in for a

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Black History Month Panel Honors Black Identity, Vitality, and Voices at Soka

Mar 25, 2022

A montage of 19 photographs of Black faculty and staff accompanied by the caption, “We Are Here,” opened SUA’s second annual Black History Month panel discussion on February 25. The program continued

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Transformative Scholarship Beyond the Ivory Tower: A Conversation with Dr. Hortense J. Spillers

Mar 21, 2022

In her 1987 essay, “Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book,” Hortense J. Spillers, distinguished visiting professor of literature at SUA, dismantled prevailing ideas about gender and

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Ambassador Andrew Young to Receive 2022 Soka Global Citizen Award

Mar 16, 2022

Soka University of America has named former US Ambassador Andrew Young recipient of the 2022 Soka Global Citizen Award in recognition of his numerous achievements as a transformational leader in the

Headshot of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, Keynote Speaker at the 2022 commencement ceremony.

Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi Announced as SUA’s 2022 Commencement Speaker

Mar 11, 2022

Soka University of America announced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi as keynote speaker of the 2022 commencement ceremony. The ceremony, which will be SUA’s first in-person commencement since

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Aliso Viejo Recognizes SUA as a “Trusted Partner” of the City

Feb 28, 2022

The City of Aliso Viejo has recognized Soka University of America as a “Trusted Partner” supporting the city, which was founded in July 2001, months before SUA’s first undergraduate students moved

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SUA’s Athletes Show Their Mettle in a Challenging Year

Feb 25, 2022

SUA athletic teams have been demonstrating their resilience since campus reopened after being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As students returned to campus this fall, Lion athletes resumed

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Employee No. 7 Is Retiring: Wendy Harder Served SUA With Unfailing Optimism and Positivity

Feb 25, 2022

Wendy Harder was working for Mission Viejo Company, which built planned communities including Aliso Viejo, when one of her colleagues heard about a university that was facing long delays getting

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A Message on Ukraine From President Feasel

Feb 25, 2022

Dear Soka Community, Over the last two days, the Russian military buildup on the border escalated to a full-scale invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. Just as many of you have expressed, I am also

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Learning Cluster Students Find Meaning in the Wilderness of Orange County

Feb 24, 2022

Twelve Soka students and their professor recently scaled a 4,513-foot mountain and faced a vast expanse of green and silence stretching for miles below. This elevated experience in nature was neither